Embrace design innovation with Beth Orr as she keeps you up to date on the latest home design trends, new products, renovation ideas and more.

May 28, 2015

Meet GUEST BLOGGER Dave Frye: Certified remodeler. Meticulous craftsman. Award-winning designer. Known for his carefree, personal approach balanced by an expert eye for detail, Dave has been with Dover Home Remodelers for 29 years. He’s spent that time putting his industry knowledge and experience to work designing and managing projects of all scopes and sizes,… Read More

May 14, 2015

Meet GUEST BLOGGER Eileen Orr: An accomplished designer, Eileen and her husband, Jim, founded Dover Home Remodelers in 1984. She has held various positions in the family-owned company over the years—but Eileen’s passion, and her incredible talent, remains designing spaces and delighting customers by helping them bring their renovation ideas and design vision to life. … Read More

April 30, 2015

A spacious deck, a beautiful backyard and a mammoth-sized hot tub: These homeowners had the makings for a fabulous indoor/outdoor retreat. They just needed a contractor to listen to their ideas and pull it all together. This is how we made it happen: The homeowners contacted Dover to design and build an octagon-shaped gazebo off… Read More

April 20, 2015

For a few years now I’ve been telling you how we do what we do in this blog space—and now I’m excited to show you how we do it at Dover. For the next few weeks, I’ll be stepping aside so that our talented designers can share their insight about the home renovation projects that… Read More

April 2, 2015

Whether you were downtown this past weekend for the Home Expo, for after-work happy hour or for NCAA March Madness at The Q—if you were out and about in Cleveland, you could feel the buzz and energy swirling around our bustling city. Over at the convention center for the Cleveland Home + Remodeling Expo, we… Read More

March 24, 2015

Cleveland Home + Remodeling Expo Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29 Cleveland Convention Center, 300 Lakeside Ave. Visit Dover Home @Booth #412 Friday was the first day of spring, which means the warm weather is right around the corner. (We hope!) After another long winter, I think we’re all excited to open the windows… Read More

March 11, 2015

As a member of NARI Greater Cleveland, Dover Home Remodelers has been invited to compete for the prestigious 2014 Contractor of the Year (CotY) awards. While we opted not to participate in 2013, our team pulled together to submit a host of projects from this past year that, collectively, does a nice job of showcasing… Read More

February 25, 2015

During a few recent new-customer meetings I’ve had homeowners struggle with the perennial question: Is this renovation project good for resale value? My advice: Do what you love! This is your home, after all. Why not make changes and updates that suit your personal style? Why not live in a space that makes you happy?… Read More

February 12, 2015

In the residential remodeling industry, we’re all striving to create fabulous living spaces with innovative design and exceptional quality—but at the end of the day, we’re really working to create happy customers. I’m excited to share that it’s because of our excellent customer satisfaction rating that Dover Home Remodelers has been honored with Angie’s List Super… Read More

January 29, 2015

Gas prices have taken a dive. Our winter weather has been somewhat mild. And at the NARI Home Improvement Show this past weekend, we definitely felt an increase in traffic throughout the event. It just felt as if this year, people were more excited and intent about their home remodeling projects than what we’ve experienced… Read More